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Trump threatens military action in Diego Garcia to ‘reinforce US presence’: It’s India connection

Donald Trump has issued a strong warning regarding Diego Garcia. He stated the United States may use military force to protect its presence at the vital base. This comes after the United Kingdom's treaty with Mauritius over the Chagos Archipelago. Trump emphasized the base's critical role in US national security…

The Times of India

Why the Chagos Islands’ ecology will not be wrecked by return to Mauritius

Letters: Readers respond to a letter which warned that Mauritius could destroy the islands’ ‘pristine’ tropical ecosystem

The Guardian - UK

Plan to allow fishing around Chagos Islands alarms conservationists

Chagossian people would be allowed to fish in area that has teemed with life since ban was introduced in 2010

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Chagos Islands’ pristine ecology must be protected

Letter: No other large tropical ecosystem has been so well preserved, but Mauritius has plans for fishing and other exploitation, writes Clive Hambler

The Guardian - UK

Trump backed Chagos deal after review by US intelligence agencies – Keir Starmer

The Prime Minister insisted his deal to hand over the islands to Mauritius had the US president’s blessing, despite his subsequent criticism.

Evening Standard

Donald Trump may U-turn on opposition to Chagos Islands deal, suggests Cabinet minister

Communities Secretary Steve Reed argued that the US president unleashed ferocious criticism against the UK over the agreement as a negotiation tactic in his bid for America to acquire Greenland

Evening Standard

Tory bid to ‘wreck’ Chagos deal is ‘a simple political stunt’, minister says

Foreign Office minister Stephen Doughty said it is ‘absolute nonsense’ to present a 1966 UK-US agreement as a ‘gotcha’.

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Fresh chaos hits No10 as Starmer forced to delay Chagos deal after Trump blasts agreement

US President Trump has called the deal a ‘great act of stupidity’, despite his government having previously been content with the terms

Evening Standard

Fact check: Government calculations set out three cost estimates for Chagos deal

The measurements vary from simply totalling the agreed estimated payments to calculating the total cost of the 99-year treaty in today’s money.

Evening Standard

How Badenoch’s meeting with Mike Johnson led to Trump’s Chagos deal rant

A brief encounter set off a chain of events that culminated in a public rebuff to the US president from Keir Starmer

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer: Trump’s Chagos deal U-turn is about pressuring UK over Greenland

The Prime Minister vowed he would not ‘yield’ after the US president branded the agreement an ‘act of great stupidity’.

Evening Standard

UK to hand Chagos Islands to Mauritius despite Trump’s taunts, No 10 says

PM’s spokesperson insists government’s position is unchanged and that the US still supports the deal

The Guardian - UK

Why Trump is attacking the UK over Chagos Islands – and what it tells us about Britain’s place in the world

The UK formally agreed to transfer sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius in May 2025. With the Trump administration’s explicit support, this move ended one of the longest-running territorial disputes in Britain’s remaining overseas territories.

The Conversation

'Total Weakness': Donald Trump Attacks Keir Starmer in Brutal Row Over 'Stupid' UK National Security Plan

Donald Trump launches fierce attack on Keir Starmer's Chagos Islands agreement, warning that handing Diego Garcia to Mauritius is 'total weakness' that endangers UK and NATO security while emboldening China and Russia.

International Business Times UK

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The Independent UK

What is the UK’s Chagos Islands deal and why has Starmer delayed it?

Sources have insisted the bill will return, although opponents have claimed it can’t move forward without US support

The Independent UK

I was in the room when Trump backed Starmer over Chagos. This is why his U-turn is so bizarre

NEWS ANALYSIS: Political editor David Maddox was in the Oval Office when Trump gave his blessing for the Chagos deal, but now the US president has changed his mind as the row over Greenland spirals out of control

Evening Standard

Trump hits out at Starmer’s ‘great stupidity’ in handing over Chagos Islands

Donald Trump said the decision to hand the islands to Mauritius – which the US had previously welcomed – was an act of ‘total weakness’.

The Guardian - UK

Trump cites UK’s ‘stupidity’ over Chagos Islands as reason to take over Greenland

US president says on social media that Britain’s decision to cede islands to Mauritius is ‘act of total weakness’

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The Independent UK

Minister weighs in on Keir Starmer’s drink preferences amid Chagos Islands deal

Baroness Chapman of Darlington stated she had never observed the Labour leader consuming sparkling white wine

Evening Standard

Podcast: How Starmer’s Chagos fiasco sent a London council into meltdown

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Evening Standard

How Starmer's Chagos fiasco sent a London council into meltdown

The PM’s Chagos giveaway has brought an influx of islanders to Heathrow — leaving Hillingdon council in crisis

The Independent UK

Chagos Islands’ ‘pristine ocean’ must be protected, warns Emily Thornberry

The chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee, said the islands are a crucial resting point for wildlife.

Radio France Internationale

Relief for Chagos descendants as UK vote restores Mauritius sovereignty

The British House of Commons this week adopted a bill on the handing back of the Chagos archipelago to Mauritius. The decision has been welcomed by the descendants of those who were expelled from the Indian Ocean territory more than 50 years ago to make way for a military base.

The National (Scotland)

Keir Starmer reported to ICC for 'crimes against humanity' over Chagos Islands deal

KEIR Starmer has been accused of crimes against humanity and reported to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the Chagos Islands deal.

The Independent UK

Pope meets with Chagos refugees and delivers message about rights of the weak against the powerful

Pope Leo XIV has strongly affirmed the rights of the weakest against the ambitions of the powerful

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